Erdogan demands an apology from Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded an apology from Russia for violating Turkish airspace. He stated this in connection with the crash of a Russian Su-24 bomber shot down by Turkish fighters on November 24.

“If anyone should apologize, it's not us. They should be brought by those who violated our airspace. Our pilots and our military simply did their job,” Erdogan said.

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• Turkey's refusal to apologize was also announced by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. “There is no need to apologize in situations where we are right,” he said.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 26 that "we still do not hear an apology from the highest political level in Turkey, no proposals for compensation for harm and damage, no promises to punish the criminals for the crime." Putin called the attack on the Su-24 "a treacherous stab in the back from those whom we saw as partners and allies in the antiterrorist struggle."
• Turkey claims that a Russian Su-24 violated its airspace and was shot down after repeated warnings. Russia said the fighter jets attacked the aircraft over Syrian territory. The navigator of the Su-24 said that the crew had not received any warnings.